Michael de Raadt
added a comment - 18/May/12 1:35 PM Test result: Success
Tested under 2.1, 2.2 and master.
In Windows I tried this without the drivers and again with the drivers, but with the DB server off.
In Linux I just tried without the drivers (obviously).
Under Windows without the drivers I was presented with...
Error: database driver problem detected
The site administrator should verify server configuration
Microsoft Drivers for SQL Server for PHP are not installed or not configured properly.
Under Windows with the drivers, but with the DB Server off, I was presented with...
Error: Database connection failed
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Under Linux the message presented was...
Error: database driver problem detected
The site administrator should verify server configuration
Microsoft Drivers for SQL Server for PHP are available only for Windows OS (sucker).